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Key information about Datadog Fundamentals
- Multiple choice
Multiple choice
General computing knowledge (CPU, RAM, Data storage), Linux basics, familiarity with YAML, JSON, Python, and shell scripts, basic networking, and experience with Datadog Agent configuration and commands, Integrations, API, Metrics, Tags, Host Map, Monitors, Log Search & Filter, and Metric Search & Filter.
Entry-level Datadog users who understand Observability principles and are frequent users of Datadog’s core products and features.
120 minutes
75 scored questions (plus 15 unscored pre-test questions)
Exam Topics & Skills Assessed
Skills measured (from the official study guide)
Domain 1: Essential Concepts
Subdomain 1.1: Config File Modification
Config File Modification
Subdomain 1.2: Hardware Concepts
Hardware Concepts
Subdomain 1.3: Metadata
Metadata
Subdomain 1.4: Networking
Networking
Subdomain 1.5: Datadog Observability
Datadog Observability
Domain 2: Infrastructure Development
Subdomain 2.1: Agent Installation
Agent Installation
Subdomain 2.2: API Key
API Key
Subdomain 2.3: Application Key
Application Key
Subdomain 2.4: Running the Agent
Running the Agent
Subdomain 2.5: Agent Hostname
Agent Hostname
Domain 3: Networking & Agent Configuration
Subdomain 3.1: Datadog Ports
Datadog Ports
Subdomain 3.2: Datadog IP Addresses
Datadog IP Addresses
Subdomain 3.3: Auto-discovery
Auto-discovery
Domain 4: Data Collection
Subdomain 4.1: DogStatsD
DogStatsD
Subdomain 4.2: Crawlers
Crawlers
Subdomain 4.3: Agent Integrations
Agent Integrations
Subdomain 4.4: API Endpoints
API Endpoints
Subdomain 4.5: Tagging Best Practices
Tagging Best Practices
Subdomain 4.6: Metrics & Timeseries
Metrics & Timeseries
Domain 5: Troubleshooting Datadog
Subdomain 5.1: Agent Commands
Agent Commands
Subdomain 5.2: Agent Logs
Agent Logs
Subdomain 5.3: Agent Config Files
Agent Config Files
Domain 6: Data Visualization & Utilization
Subdomain 6.1: Host Map
Host Map
Subdomain 6.2: Dashboards
Dashboards
Subdomain 6.3: Using Metrics
Using Metrics
Subdomain 6.4: Using Tags
Using Tags
Subdomain 6.5: Monitors and Alerts
Monitors and Alerts
Techniques & products